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xet7 on July 17, 2025 | parent | context | favorite | on: I want an iPhone Mini-sized Android phone (2022)

> What Linux computer can you buy with the battery life, quietness, lack of heat and speed of a modern ARM based Mac?

M1 Air or M2 Air, running Asahi Linux. I am posting this using my M1 Air, running Fedora Asahi.

> As far as phones - your alternative is to buy an Android phone with an operating system by an ad company that is also pushing AI just as hard.

I use Fairphone 4 with Ubuntu Touch.

scarface_74 on July 17, 2025 [–]

And you lose the battery life advantages by putting Linux on the Mac. Why even buy a Mac?

As far as the Fairphone - poor battery life, bulky, poor camera, and the IP rating of 55 for water? Well at least it runs Linux.

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